Welcome back Christine—SASSI herself—for this milestone update on One Moment Podcast. After seven years of hell ending in a gunshot to the head, she turned pain into purpose: IRS-approved nonprofit, state clearances in TN and FL, and a 250-acre historic site primed for the first SASSI Village. Sustainable farming, daycare, education on healthy relationships, and space for 10+ residents who keep families intact.

Unpack the links between DV, homelessness, substance use, and mental health. Why control must be returned to survivors. Post-COVID stats, law enforcement gaps, healthcare blind spots, and the power of community modeled after recovery fellowships. Purple pillow pledges and affirmation decks that multiply impact. Kevin and Christine deliver vulnerable truth, challenge listeners to volunteer or donate, and remind us one healed person sparks the next. Essential listening for survivors, allies, and professionals. sassivillage.org. #SurvivorHealing #BreakTheCycle #RawResilience #CommunityHealing #TraumaRecovery #WholePersonHealing

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Disclaimer: Episode covers domestic violence, trauma, suicide attempts. Immediate help: 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, 1-800-799-7233 DV Hotline. Greensboro, NC and surrounding: local agencies via 211. You matter—reach out.

From nine-year-old dance class shame to full-body love on a pageant stage, Kimberly Spencer traces her path through bulimia, vegan anemia, Pilates as medicine, and multiple postpartum challenges. She shares losing her dad abroad during COVID, fentanyl loss in the family circle, and the compassion that arose from feeling grief without numbing.

Kevin and Kimberly unpack societal programming, ego swings, just-world bias, reception as power, and flipping victim-villain-hero into creator-disruptor-coach. Real examples of boundary setting, pattern disruption across money/relationships/body, and why constant awareness beats one-time recovery. Vulnerable truths about inner child work, dying daily to old egos, and making problems teachers instead of wounds. Perfect for anyone stuck in control, comparison, or “not enough.”

• How do your feelings serve as compass?
• What plagiarized story are you ready to rewrite?

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Disclaimer: This episode covers eating disorders, trauma, substance-related family dynamics, grief, and recovery themes. If you need support, call 988 or local resources in Raleigh, NC/your area. Prioritize your well-being.

The guilt of surviving when Nathan—kind, generous, life of the party—didn’t nearly ended Ashley’s life. After 2016 strangulation, sexual assault, and being forced to clean up the homicide, she faced complex PTSD and a deliberate suicide attempt. Quick intervention from hospital teams, victim services, detectives, nurse practitioner, and counselor provided the foundation. Daily gym work became her escape and power source—solo sessions challenging limits and rebuilding confidence.

She channels pain into blogs, videos, and her book with proceeds helping survivors. Conversation highlights systemic failures in mental health and domestic violence response, parole realities, re-triggers, and the power of chosen family. Ashley emphasizes healing as ongoing daily practice: showing up for yourself first so you can show up for others. Essential listening for trauma survivors seeking honest tools, community critique, and forward hope. Your trauma doesn’t own the ending—you write it.

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Disclaimer: Covers homicide cleanup experience, sexual assault, domestic violence, suicide attempt, and complex PTSD. Vancouver BC or Canadian local crisis lines, national supports, primary providers, counselors, or hospitals ready to help. You matter—use the resources.

Tamika Wade Brewington shares why accurate demographics and cultural context matter in care, especially as policies shift and funding faces pressure. Joined by K.O., this episode explores rising aggression from intolerance, trickle-down effects on small practices, insurance, food benefits, and client stability—creating mental health jeopardy for many. They question two-tier systems, advocate for love and acceptance across differences (LGBTQ+, race, culture), and push collectivistic values of shared identity against Western silos.

Actionable hope through grassroots: uniting resources, intentional lane-staying, helping until systems recover. Aligns with 2026 emphases on community hubs, peer programs, and proactive resilience. Takeaway: Reach out—you're not alone; we're responsible for one another.

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Disclaimer: May trigger around policy, funding, and mental health strains. Seek support: 988 Lifeline. North Carolina: Crisis centers, Winston-Salem BEAR Team (336-705-3668), NAMI affiliates, NC Peer Warmline 855-PEERS-NC.

Recovery isn't one book or one moment—it's layers, community, and redirection. Author Tricia Copeland joins One Moment Podcast to detail her anorexia battle: the temporary relief that spiraled, near-death scare, treatment realities including short inpatient and day programs, and committing to "never skip a meal" like sobriety. She discusses impacts on loved ones, male experiences in a female-dominated space, and emotional roots of body dysmorphia that hold onto old versions for protection.

Twenty years later, her high school reunion sparked the fictionalized series that launched 20+ books across genres. Tricia reveals writing as creative addiction replacement, gratitude pledges that shifted dark seasons, and manifestation as thought-to-action that builds skills and outlook. Practical hope, raw accountability, and proof you can reclaim a healthier, more balanced life. Perfect for listeners exploring mental health, purpose after hardship, or creative recovery paths.

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Disclaimer: Personal journeys shared for awareness only. If struggling, contact 988, Charlotte, NC local resources, emergency departments, or NEDA.org. International listeners: use local crisis support.

What happens when we stop equating the brain with the mind and start honoring the deeper signal? Dr. Andy Farah—expert in integrative depression care, neuroprotective strategies, and neurological insights into figures like Hemingway—brings grounded wisdom to this One Moment dialogue with Kevin and Trevor.

Trevor vulnerably details his 2024 traumatic brain injury, the minimal care phase, and the spiritual work that contributed to testing as recovered. Dr. Farah discusses misread trauma histories, the brain’s rewiring potential through meaning-making experiences, and steps that support 2026 trends in preventative, embodied, and community-centered wellness. They challenge rigid timelines on grief, over-medicalization, and digital disconnection while affirming genuine presence and creative outlets as powerful medicine.

Bold spark: Your past experiences shape you—they don’t have to define or limit you. #ItsOkayToNotBeOkay #MentalHealthAwareness #RecoveryStories #HolisticHealing #EmotionalGrounding #PurposeDrivenLife #InnerWorkMatters

• The TV analogy: circuitry versus transcendent signal. • Practical brain-support actions for injury recovery or risk reduction. • Human connection as the antidote to modern subtraction.

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Disclaimer: For informational and reflective listening only—not medical advice. If in distress, contact help right away. US: 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline or 911. North Carolina: local crisis centers and hospitals. International: nearest emergency department or local healers/resources.

Author and mental health worker Seth Voorhees discusses how years in adolescent residential settings shaped his writing—from processing burnout and trauma into horror-infused stories to exploring dystopian societies that echo real emotional and ethical struggles. Titles like Immune, Midglow, Question 17, The Interim, and the in-progress The Cottonwood Prestige incorporate personal elements of substance reflection, spirituality, morality, and the search for connection amid hardship.

Topics include childhood books that taught friendship and belonging, bibliotherapy in clinical settings, the gap between knowing self-care and practicing it, validation through silence, men's mental health, first responder burdens, and cultural threads from South Dakota. The conversation underscores how stories let us step outside our pain, see ourselves differently, and find small sparks of hope.

A single line in a book or a quiet moment of being heard can shift how we carry what we've been through. Ideal for listeners interested in the intersection of creativity, recovery, and everyday mental health.

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• Patience and silence often say more than advice.
• The real enemy in any crisis is frequently the human element.
• Give yourself permission to take a mental break through reading.

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How do you move from feeling powerless in addiction or mental health struggles to steady, purposeful action? Benny of Via Stoica joins from Granada, Spain, fresh off settling into a new apartment, to discuss Stoic philosophy as a practical framework for recovery and daily living.

Host Kevin links Stoic concepts—radical acceptance, examining beliefs, the four virtues, and focusing on what’s up to us—to his therapy practice, DBT influences, and recovery experience. They cover perception’s power, avoiding false impressions, self-compassion that resets without softness, and building community through shared introspection rather than isolation. Practical takeaways include pausing before impulses, viewing problems from above, and choosing virtue even when uncomfortable.

The episode traces an emotional arc: from raw pain and external chasing to quiet connection, duty, and the joy of right action. It reminds us that philosophies across traditions share one aim—becoming better, one moment at a time—and encourages listeners to discover what speaks to them without adopting someone else’s identity wholesale.

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• “The unexamined life is not worth living”—start with curiosity about yourself. • You can still do the right thing, even if the outcome is out of your hands. • We’re all in this together: focus on character and the world benefits.

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Relearning life outside an outdated suit—literally and metaphorically—after decades in stasis. Leo's astronaut tale captures technology shock, irrelevance pain, yet possibility in reinvention. Rooted in real grief (both parents gone), art became urgent expression and legacy honor.

Filmmaking club from loneliness: open-door, low-barrier creation bonded strangers into family. Comedy: bombing builds thicker skin, dark jokes reclaim power over loss/depression. Writing sci-fi: dystopias with compassion remind futures hold meaning, enjoyment, resilience. Daily practice gentler now—presence over punishment.

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• Reinvent anyway—it's worth the pain.
• Community chosen, not forced.

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Themes include loss, mental health challenges—reach out if triggered. National 988 or local San Antonio TX crisis lines available.

The year grief wouldn't stop: miscarriage heartbreak, 11 funerals, nightmares, isolation, gun to head (empty). Kiwi traces unprocessed pain to breakthrough—crying it out, value affirmation, coaching tools like three businesses and star strengths. Host reflects on own attempt. Core: Suffering forges diamonds—pressure builds, heat forges, cuts shape unique brilliance. Bring your story to light; it inspires survival. If burnout, loss, or darkness hits, know you're priceless and unbreakable. #HealingAfterLoss #YouAreDiamond #RawGrief #ResilientSoul #TraumaToTriumph

• Statement hook: Greater pressure equals stronger soul—your story isn't over.
• Bullet: Thoughts → actions → habits → destiny—reclaim from the mind out.
• Angle: Armor down to breakthrough connection.

One takeaway: What's reminding you today you're diamond? Drop it below or share episode—spread hope. #BreakTheSilence

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This discusses suicide attempts, grief, trauma—may trigger. Immediate help: 988. Local (e.g., San Antonio area): CHCS 210-223-7233 or 1-800-316-9241. Informational; seek pros.